5/24: O's at Rays

[PaulFolk]

Out of sight, out of mind, apparently-- the game has already started, but it's not on TV until 7.

Edwin Jackson has walked the bases loaded with one out in the first inning.

[BirdlandMedic72]

For some reason, MLB.TV is letting me watch this one now. Jackson looks awful. Most pitches are not even close.

[PaulFolk]

ORIOLES:
Bynum SS
Mora 3B
Huff DH
Millar 1B
Scott LF
Payton RF
Cintron 2B
Jones CF
Quiroz C

Trachsel P

RAYS:
Iwamura 2B
Crawford LF
Upton CF
Pena 1B
Longoria 3B
Floyd DH
Navarro C
Hinske RF
Bartlett SS

Jackson P

[SpringBarb]

You must be kidding. What did these guys do to piss of the God of Offense?

[cborgans1]

That was pathetic.

[PaulFolk]

Millar apparently made a baserunning blunder that turned into an inning-ending double play. He didn't break off first base on a grounder to Pena, and got tagged out to start the twin killing. Wha??

[Three Run Homer]

It's now official...the Orioles will never score another run. :(

[BirdlandMedic72]

Bases loaded with one out... And Scott grounds into a double play, but totally Millar's fault.

Scott hits a chopper to second, Iwamora catches it 10 feet off of 1st Base, tags Millar, and flips to first to get Scott.

Why did Millar just stand there? Baserunning this year has been atrocious.

[Three Run Homer]

Millar apparently made a baserunning blunder that turned into an inning-ending double play. He didn't break off first base on a grounder to Pena, and got tagged out to start the twin killing. Wha??

But why couldn't Scott just hit a freaking fly ball or something? Why can't anyone on this team make solid contact with runners in scoring position?

[fansince71]

Now the question will be how fast they score off Trax

[JimDH]

No worries. We have Trachsel going for us tonight.

[JimDH]

But why couldn't Scott just hit a freaking fly ball or something? Why can't anyone on this team make solid contact with runners in scoring position?

With runners on third and less then 2 out we have been way below average.

[fansince71]

crawford adds to his .625 average off trax

[fansince71]

Now the question will be how fast they score off Trax

Not very long:mad: Pena would have over 200 RBI's if he played us every game.

[SpringBarb]

Awesome. :angryfire:

Hee. Joe Angel: "Well, at least now the bases are empty. That's one way to handle that."

[cborgans1]

That was a bomb.

[Crazysilver03]

Not very long:mad: Pena would have over 200 RBI's if he played us every game.

But Huff would lead the majors in homeruns. :D

[goherdcb44]

4-0
homerun longoria

[rooter]

LOL 4-0 hilarious

[BirdlandMedic72]

Do we still need Trax on this team to save the bullpen and young arms?

[fansince71]

Well ok then trax. i guess we could blame it on rustiness

[Three Run Homer]

Game over...hopefully this is the last we'll see of Trachsel in an O's uniform at least.

[Crazysilver03]

If Trachsel cant make it deep in this game (and by deep I mean the 3rd inning) I would hope the FO just bites the bullet and releases him because he has only kept us in 3 games this whole season.

[JimDH]

Ah good. he gets out of it.

[fansince71]

Must be nice to have some good young talented hitters on your team

[MDsportsfan15]

HAHAHA i mean seriously i am almost happy this is happening. This guy is done he cant pitch anymore. Whats gona be the excuse that he was rusty? i just dont get it!!!

[orioles77]

This game is turning ugly already, Tampa already has 4 runs in the first.

[chewb0nga]

I sure hope this is the last of Trax in an O's uniform. What a joke.

[Joe'sO's]

Maybe they knew what they were doing when they didn't televise the game until 7 pm.The game almost seemed like a forfeit to begin with, with the benchings. Now the bullpen will get chewed up.

[PurpleHaze]

Let me jump on board and say that this definitely better be the end of the Trachsel experiement. :cussing:

[MDsportsfan15]

so we now have 4 walks in an inning plus and nothing to show for it. Amazing

[erb8472]

I don't want to :deadhorse:, but hopefully this is the last we see of Trachsel.

[SpringBarb]

My God. Did we...actually score a run?

[JimDH]

oh yeah. likey

[MDsportsfan15]

quiroz should def. begetting more playing time

[MDsportsfan15]

at least it looks like we might get to the bullpen early. it might be a battle of the bullspens very shortly

[RipkenWay]

at least it looks like we might get to the bullpen early. it might be a battle of the bullspens very shortly

Very true but with the way our offense is playing it's going to be tough to overcome the 3 run deficit. Why is Steve Trachsel still in baseball?

[goherdcb44]

omg strikeout!

[MurphDogg]

How embarassing it must be to have Steve Trachsel strike you out...

[sector7g]

I'm not going to come down on Trax too hard because at the end of the day he's not doing this on purpose. But professional pride has to come into play here and he has to realise his time is up. I'd have a lot of respect for him if he did what Matt Morris did the other week.

[Crazysilver03]

I kind of want to see Upton jack this ball out of the park.

[El Gordo]

I'm not going to come down on Trax too hard because at the end of the day he's not doing this on purpose. But professional pride has to come into play here and he has to realise his time is up. I'd have a lot of respect for him if he did what Matt Morris did the other week.LH batters hitting .200 off Trashman RH .391 go figure:puke:

[Crazysilver03]

I'm not going to come down on Trax too hard because at the end of the day he's not doing this on purpose. But professional pride has to come into play here and he has to realise his time is up. I'd have a lot of respect for him if he did what Matt Morris did the other week.

Matt Morris retired BECAUSE the Pirates released him. His money was already guaranteed since he was released.

[RipkenWay]

I kind of want to see Upton jack this ball out of the park.

He didn't miss it by much. :(

[Crazysilver03]

Trachsel's pitches are 22 strikes and 17 balls. The strike total is skewed by all the hits.

[Carroll County]

I'm willing to sacrifice a win in this game to get traschel off the squad.

[MurphDogg]

So long Trachsel, it was nice knowing you.

[RipkenWay]

I'm willing to sacrifice a win in this game to get traschel off the squad.

I totally agree. Maybe this batting practice outing will finally get him out of the rotation.

[orioles77]

I'm pretty sure this is the last we will see of Trachsel.

[El Gordo]

Oh the humanity. The horror, the horror.:drek::bangwall::no::old5fan::puke:

[birdsfan4ever]

I think Trachsel just needed more rest

[ilovetheos]

Thank God, Traschel it was nice knowing, waste away in DFA land.

[css0285]

Oh man, this is painful. I really feel bad for him, but he has to go. You think he can give up 10 before they yank him?

[sector7g]

Matt Morris retired BECAUSE the Pirates released him. His money was already guaranteed since he was released.

OK fair enough, well he still needs to retire. This is doing him no more good than it is us. I can't believe it's going to be a decision he'll need to make now anyway.

[El Gordo]

I think Trachsel just needed more restI think he's due for a nice looooooong one.:cussing:

[ilovetheos]

who do we call up you think?

[sector7g]

Good grief, if they decide to leave him in here to save the pen (and give up the game) we could threaten our own terrible record we set last year!

[ilovetheos]

wow are you kidding me another HR...lol this is painful to watch.

[MurphDogg]

Evan Longoria has Trachsel's number.

[Crazysilver03]

who do we call up you think?

I say we call up Bergeson to make his MLB debut.

[El Gordo]

Lets hope they can't do 30. Albers goes 6 shut out inngs.:pray::pray::pray:

[PurpleHaze]

So, my wife is a Rays’ fan. Anyone got a place for a N.C. guy to come crash tonight? :rolleyestf:

[MurphDogg]

It is rather fitting, if that was indeed Trachsel's final Major League appearance, that the last pitch he ever threw went for a home run.

[Crazysilver03]

Or we could just plug Albers into the rotation and call up Rocky Cherry for the bullpen.

[sector7g]

Is there ANY chance they give him another start and try and write this one off as due to the enforced lay off? Surely not but I'm just preparing myself for the worst here....

[Crazysilver03]

It is rather fitting, if that was indeed Trachsel's final Major League appearance, that the last pitch he ever threw went for a home run.

Now that Longoria has 2 homeruns in 2 innings, I would like to see if he can get a few more in the game. Mine as well throw Cormier in there at some point.

[PurpleHaze]

If DT runs Trachsel out there for another start, I think I will have to ... :cussing::cussing::cussing:

[JerseyO]

I'm really hoping for a good outing from Albers considering we might be seeing alot more of him.

[Crazysilver03]

If DT runs Trachsel out there for another start, I think I will have to ... :cussing::cussing::cussing:

Trachsel's ERA is now 8.82 on May 24th. I dont see how they can't fire him.

[MurphDogg]

I would be really surprised if Albers wasn't lights out. He knows he is next in line for Trachsel's spot in the rotation, just needs to show DT what he is missing.

[css0285]

Now that Longoria has 2 homeruns in 2 innings, I would like to see if he can get a few more in the game. Mine as well throw Cormier in there at some point.


My thoughts exactly. I don't know why we are wasting Albers in this game anyway. With tonight's lineup, we won't even sniff nine runs.

[PurpleHaze]

Time to interject some optimism:

The Orioles come back to win this game, advance into postseason as the wild card and gave fans everywhere a chance to rejoice. (Now putting the scotch bottle down and calling AA) :p

[MurphDogg]

My thoughts exactly. I don't know why we are wasting Albers in this game anyway. With tonight's lineup, we won't even sniff nine runs.

For one thing it gets him on four days rest to replace Trachsel in the rotation.

[JerseyO]

Nice to see Luke come up and hit one out

[SpringBarb]

Luuuuuke! My God. Three runs in one game!

[MurphDogg]

75,000 hit in Orioles history is a homerun... Nice stroke Luke, sticking it to :old5fan:

[Crazysilver03]

75,000 hit in Orioles history is a homerun... Nice stroke Luke, sticking it to :old5fan:

Haha. 10 minutes between comments in the Game Thread. People have just given up.

[MurphDogg]

I have always wondered why, if a groudscrew can mow a Red Sox logo into the grass at Fenway why the Rays carpet doesn't have a cool logo in center field.

[JerseyO]

I'll tell you what, I'm a fan of Quiroz. I know his average isn't the best but he has fire and he's decent behind the plate. Right now I think he is a much better option than Hernandez

[MurphDogg]

One swing of the bat and we are back in this game...

[css0285]

For one thing it gets him on four days rest to replace Trachsel in the rotation.

True, I really hope that's the reason. Who becomes the new long man? Cormier, I guess.....maybe Cherry when he's 100% healthy? I hope we don't see Aquino, again.

[MurphDogg]

Damn, poor showing out of the top of the order there with 2 on, 1 out...

[ilovetheos]

Edwin Jackson has 88 pitches through 4 innings, maybe we can take advantage of that?

[ilovetheos]

now let's wittle away.

[cindyluvsbrady]

so far....cindydoesntluvthisgame:(!!

[cindyluvsbrady]

cindydoesntluvaubrey:angryfire:

[ilovetheos]

cindydoesntluvaubrey:angryfire:

not many on the team you can love right now. :(

[cindyluvsbrady]

not many on the team you can love right now. :(

Thats not true:(
Not many of them are cruel to little children though:angryfire:

[mrbig1]

Maybe we can have another seven run inning like we had against the yankees

[JimDH]

Oh Boy. here we go. 2 on and none out

[rooter]

Cormier's a beast :eek:

[JimDH]

payton at least is not giving up

[JimDH]

payton at least is not giving up

Worked hard for that double

[Joe'sO's]

I wonder why Trembley isn't pinch hitting here? One AB would interupt anybody's rest day.

[JimDH]

I wonder why Trembley isn't pinch hitting here? One AB would interupt anybody's rest day.

might have if the game was closer. Otherwise may as well keep ramon out of his gear for the whole day

[JimDH]

Bases loaded and noone out and we stopped them cold. OK, that is the third time the O's have done that this season already. That is very unusual.